Dr. Jill Biden sat down with TODAY's SheinelleJones to tell her about how she gave back to teachers in Knoxville, Tennessee, by transforming their lounge to help them recharge throughout the day.
First lady Jill Biden visited an elementary school in Knoxville, Tennessee, to celebrate educators already in the profession, inspire those considering a career in the classroom and deliver a surprise for teachers at the school.
The teachers' lounge at Sarah Moore Green Magnet Academy in Knoxville, Tennessee before Dr. Jill Biden stepped in to help renovate it.Following the transformation, which Biden executed through her partnership with Pinterest, the space now has a neutral color palette, a wall with living plants, and multiple couches and tables that has an overarching organized feel to it.
“When the teachers walked in, they were hugging, shrieking, and I think it was intentionally designed — let’s say you’re having a tough day. You can go in there, meditate and recharge,” Sheinelle said while recalling the unveiling on TODAY. “I was very happy for those teachers.”The gift comes as teachers are facing high rates of burnout and stress, which Biden also discussed during"Stay with us. Stay here.
"What we need to do is encourage younger people to come into the profession, and also teachers of color," Biden said."We need a lot more teachers of color."that found math and reading scores among 9-year-old children dropped dramatically since the start of the pandemic, which also shows the gap between white and Black students widening significantly, surfacing the fear that students of color might be left behind.
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